US election 2020 The commission that oversees US presidential debates says it will change the format to ensure the remaining two encounters between Donald Trump and Joe Biden are more orderly. One new measure could be to cut the microphones if the candidates try to interrupt each other, US media report. The announcement follows Tuesday’s […]
By Jarrett Renshaw CLEVELAND (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will campaign on Wednesday in three U.S. states that will play a key role in the November election, the morning after a chaotic debate marked by interruptions and recriminations. Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists and again refused to say […]
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, The New York Times says. The newspaper – which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades – also says […]
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump’s comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome, but there is no way to force her to do so. Although U.S. law requires justices […]
Tensions between the US and China came to the fore of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, with US President Donald Trump blaming China for the spread of coronavirus. He called for China to be held “accountable” for the pandemic. In his speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country had “no intention […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will name his nominee for Supreme Court justice by the end of the week, and urged the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm his choice before the presidential election. The plan has launched a high-stakes battle ahead of the 3 November vote. Mr Trump wants to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, […]
“You love your president and your president gets honored,” Trump told the crowd in North Carolina. By Mary Papenfuss President Donald Trump falsely declared at a North Carolina rally Saturday that he and his supporters are being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump was nominated for the prize by a far-right Norwegian politician — but it’s highly unlikely […]
The US president also said coronavirus cases in the U.S. would be “very low” by Election Day ― which is seven weeks away. By Dominique Mosbergen Contradicting his own health officials and other experts, US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would be available as soon as October. He also said that at […]
Trump Orders Reporter To Remove His Mask At Press Briefing “You’re going to have to take that off,” the president told Jeff Mason. The Reuters White House correspondent refused. By Mary Papenfuss US President Donald Trump demanded that a reporter remove his face mask in the middle of a question at a White House press briefing on […]
US President Donald Trump is facing a backlash over reports he mocked American soldiers killed in action as “losers” and “suckers”. The alleged remarks were first reported in the Atlantic magazine, and some details were corroborated by the Associated Press and Fox News. But the president and his allies have denied he made the remarks. […]
